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England Coast Path: Out of Order

Habitat & Landscape CommitteeRecreation Committee
May 7th, 2018

Coastal Margin, One of the worst features of the Coast Path framework was not consulted on publicly. It’s not even defined in the Act itself. As though some inherent, receiv...

England Coast Path: What you need to know

CommoningHabitat & Landscape CommitteeRecreation Committee
May 6th, 2018

The consultation on the Highcliffe to Calshot stretch of the England Coast Path closes on Wednesday 9th May. We’ve been discussing the possible negative impacts of the propo...

CDA Letter to Members Relating to Localised Excessive Poaching

CommoningHabitat & Landscape Committee
May 4th, 2018

This letter was written by New Forest Commoners Defence Association Chair Tony Hockley to CDA members, following concerns during the wet winter of 2017-2018. Dear Member You should...

Presentment April: England Coast Path

CommoningHabitat & Landscape CommitteeRecreation Committee
April 18th, 2018

I’d hoped that my previous presentment on the England Coast Path would be the last, and thank the court yet again for its inclusion in unusual circumstances. The complexity of the ...

NFA Habitat and Landscape 2017-18

Habitat & Landscape CommitteePlanning & Transport CommitteeRecreation Committee
April 15th, 2018

Habitat and Landscape Chair, Brian Tarnoff reviews with uncharacteristic brevity the past year on the Forest Design Plan, Recreation Management Strategy and the England Coast Path....

Friends of the New Forest help to purchase ‘a secret forest’ in the north of the New Forest National Park.

Habitat & Landscape Committee
March 23rd, 2018

The trustees, members and supporters of the Friends of the New Forest (New Forest Association) are celebrating the purchase of a nature reserve, near Nomansland in Wiltshire, which...

Presentment: England Coast Path Consultation

CommoningHabitat & Landscape CommitteeRecreation Committee
March 21st, 2018

We are now one week into the consultation on the Highcliffe to Calshot stretch of the England Coast Path. This well meaning but unnecessary project will create non-historic rights ...

Recreation Management Strategy and Solent Recreation Mitigation Partnership Strategy

Habitat & Landscape CommitteeRecreation Committee
January 18th, 2018

Our representation to Public Questions from the January meeting of the New Forest National Park Authority. We point out flaws in the draft interpretation of last years Recreation M...

Presentment: Recreation Events at Night

Habitat & Landscape CommitteeRecreation Committee
November 15th, 2017

Last month the Commoners Defence Association noted problems with the planned 2nd December, Hampshire Maverick Silva Dark Series trail running event. It is in early evening, but in...

Public Pressure on the Forest : Presentment from the New Forest Young Commoners Group

CommoningHabitat & Landscape CommitteeRecreation Committee
October 18th, 2017

Here we welcome a guest post from Oliver Cook, Chair of the New Forest Forest Young Commoners Committee, who gave this Presentment in this month’s Verderers Court. As Young C...

Recreational Harm : Presentment from the Commoners Defence Association

CommoningHabitat & Landscape CommitteeRecreation Committee
October 18th, 2017

Here we welcome a guest post from Dr Tony Hockley, Chairman of the New Forest Commoners Defence Association, who gave this Presentment in this month’s Verderers Court. The Se...

Saving the Future of the Forest: a Verderers Court Presentment

Habitat & Landscape CommitteeRecreation Committee
September 20th, 2017

Here we welcome a guest post from one of our Members, Ian Thew of Burley, who gave this Presentment in this month’s Verderers Court. Official Verderer, members of the Verdere...

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